November 30
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November 30 is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining until the end of the year.
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Events [change]
- 1803 – In New Orleans, Louisiana, Spanish representatives officially transfer Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
- 1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
- 1936 – In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
- 1939 – Winter War: Soviet forces invade Finland and reach the Mannerheim Line, starting the war.
- 1943 – World War II: — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin agree to the planned June 1944 invasion of Europe code-named Operation Overlord.
- 1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, an 8.5 lb (3.86 kg) sulfide meteorite crashes through a roof and hits Mrs. Elizabeth Hodges in her living room after bouncing off her radio. She got a bad bruise. This is the only known case of a human being hit by a rock from space.
- 1966 – Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 – The People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 – Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- 1981 – Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17).
- 1982 – A parcel bomb is delivered to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street.
- 1982 – Michael Jackson releases his hit, "Thriller".
- 1989 – Richard Mallory of Palm Harbor, Florida becomes serial killer Aileen Wuornos's first victim.
- 1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
- 2004 – Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700 USD, television's all-time biggest game show haul.
Births [change]
- 1508 – Andrea Palladio, Italian architect (d. 1580)
- 1667 – Jonathan Swift, Irish writer (d. 1745)
- 1817 – Theodor Mommsen, German historian and writer (d. 1903)
- 1835 – Mark Twain, American writer (d. 1910)
- 1847 – Afonso Augusto Moreira, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
- 1874 – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1965)
- 1889 – Edgar Douglas Adrian, English doctor, won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, (d. 1977)
- 1915 – Henry Taube, Canadian-American physicist (d. 2005)
- 1926 – Andrew W. Schally, Polish-Canadian Nobel Prize winner in medicine
- 1926 - Richard Crenna, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1929 – Dick Clark, American entertainer
- 1937 – Tom Simpson, English cyclist (d. 1967)
- 1937 – Ridley Scott, English movie director
- 1952 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor and musician
- 1955 – Billy Idol, English musician
- 1959 – Lorraine Kelly, Scottish television presenter
- 1960 – Gary Lineker, English footballer
- 1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor and comedian
- 1965 – Prince Akishino of Japan
- 1965 – Aldair, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 – Kate Fischer, Australian model and actress
- 1975 – Ben Thatcher, English-Welsh footballer
- 1984 – Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
- 1984 – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
- 1985 – Kaley Cuoco, American actress
- 1990 – Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
Deaths [change]
- 30 BC – Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt (b. 69 BC)
- 1016 – Edmund II, King of England (b. 989)
- 1705 – Catherine of Braganza, Queen-Consort of King Charles II of England and Scotland (b. 1638)
- 1718 – King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
- 1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)
- 1901 – Edward John Eyre, English explorer (b. 1815)
- 1935 – Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (b. 1888)
- 1996 – Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)
- 2003 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
- 2007 – Evel Knievel, American daredevil and stuntman (b. 1938)
Holidays and observances [change]
- Barbados – Independence Day (from Britain, 1966)
- Official end of the hurricane season
- Saint Andrew's Day
